Creative Commons describes a licensing system that exists in conjunction with our current copyright laws. It allows original content creators to maintain the rights to their material, while at the same time allowing other to use it within the parameters of the Creative Commons license they have chosen. Watch the following quick introduction to Creative Commons, in video format that utilizes both images and music licensed through Creative Commons:
Video created by creativecommons.org. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-No Derivs 3.0 Unported License.
There are a number of options to consider before licensing your work with Creative Commons, and when deciding whether to use a licensed work for your own project:
Once you've chosen the licence most appropriate for your work, you can go to www.creativecommons.org/choose to access html code to attach to your digital content.
Video created by creativecommons.org. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-No Derivs 3.0 Unported License.
There are a number of options to consider before licensing your work with Creative Commons, and when deciding whether to use a licensed work for your own project:
Once you've chosen the licence most appropriate for your work, you can go to www.creativecommons.org/choose to access html code to attach to your digital content.
Now that you know what Creative Commons is, it's time to find out where to find Creative Commons licensed audio, video, books and pictures.
More information about Creative Commons licensing can be found at www.creativecommons.org